Possibilities for nursing interventions in the prevention of falls in the elderly: a review

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Bebiano Will dos
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Baixinho, Cristina Lavareda
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/5725
• topic: Accidental Falls; Aged; Housing; Nursing; Equipment Safety

Objective: To identify the nursing interventions that increase the home safety of elderly and prevent falls. Method: Integrative literature review guided by the question: “What nursing interventions are adequate to prevent falls in the elderly at home?”. From May to June 2018, there was a search for studies in EBSCO, B-On, SCOPUS, ISI, and JBI. Results: The 13 studies recommend interventions that were organized in five categories: environmental risk assessment; advices on changes; adaptation of the space and equipment; assistance in the purchasing of support products and cognitive-behavioral strategies that increase the safety of the elder in the use of the physical space at home. Conclusion: The possible interventions for the prevention of falls include: environmental risk assessment; advices on changes; adaptation of the space and equipment; assistance in the purchasing of support products; and cognitive-behavioral strategies that increase the safety of the elder in the use of the physical space at home.